Lifestyles differ from person to person. Some people, known as     1     natives, do a wide     2     of things online, such as     3     with friends, watching misreading updated news and interesting articles and so on. Take shopping as an example--it’s so     4     to compare quality and prices before buying. Some other people live their lives as go-getters. They tend to     5     goals when setting out to do something. Then they make a schedule and try hard to achieve it. As for life choices, in the case of Zhang Tian, he chose to be a     6     teacher in Guizhou province instead of going to big cities. Despite the poor facilities and unstable supplies of power and water, he has improved the learning lives for the students by introducing more attractive subjects like music, art and PE to the school.

    7     made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read, speak and write in English and became more     8     in learning. Besides all these, he contacted charity organizations to set up a library and help sell local products online. As a result of the     9     he made, he became very popular among the villagers and was treated as one of them. Zhang Tian intended to stay for another year. He feels so happy that he     10     his heart, even though it may not be what others expected of him.

2 . Very occasionally, I escape to the city. Boarding the train, I watch the North Sea flash by and disappear. I like to stare out of its window and look for deer standing in fields, or the sight of a red kite in the sky.

    1     The rough edges of Northumberland become smoother and softer the further south I travel, until the fields are swallowed by buildings.

    2     In other words, they do not fully understand my choice. At the same time, they glance over my shoulder at the wide beaches and distant hills. But while the middle of nowhere holds its own charm, I always find a trip to the city nourishing in its own special way. The city codes of life in the south feel familiar to me: standing on the right of the escalator (自动扶梯), always moving. Sitting on the train, I watch tired faces, beautiful faces, wise faces, and young faces.     3    

When I am here, the possibilities who I could become feel endless. The streets are filled with sights and sounds that leave me breathless and hungry for more.     4     Somehow lost in the beauty and attraction all around me, I am filled with the feeling that I can be whoever I choose.

At home, most of the diversity lies in the landscape. The beautiful vastness of Northumberland feeds my reflective soul and taps into my creativity, but I am an outgoing person who enjoys being with others.     5     In it, there are more chances that I can get along with people. Both the ones I already know and those I have yet to meet may be whom I get along with.

Following an escape, I return to writing alone at my desk, watching the sky burn pink outside as candles shine and daughters sleep inside.

Why people like to climb Qomolangma?     1     (hundred) of people spent good money on an experience     2     they knew would include     3     (crowd), discomfort and danger. For these people,     4     (climb) Qomolangma is an experience like no other, making some feel weak and others,     5     (power). British mountain climber George Mallory wrote of climbing Qomolangma to enjoy life, however, Mallory died     6     the mountain in 1924. And it is still not known if he succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma before     7     took his life. American mountain climber Alan Arnette also held the same view, but he thought that it forced you to look deep inside     8     (you), as well as mental, toughness to push when you wanted to stop. In addition, people who like to take risks to have the personalities of “Type T”. Though these kinds of people like to take risks, they don’t want to die, and they don’t expect     9    (die). However, some may expect to benefit from the result. In a word, it’s     10     (total) up to you whether to climb it or not.

4 . It should have at least been a dunk (扣篮). Everyone in the area knew it as the tall, wonderful _______ flew toward the basket. There was no one within 20 feet of him and no obstacle to _______ him from scoring as he had so many times before. But this time he _______.

Never mind that he was_______ at full speed during a pressure-packed game, with thousands of _______fans screaming at him to miss. As far as I was concerned, there was no _______for missing such an easy, automatic shot. I couldn’t believe it. For the rest of the game, I _______about every missed shot and every bad pass. By the end of the game, I _______ at him through the television screen, “You’re a professional. A professional doesn’t make mistakes like that!”_______, he didn’t play a perfect game.

Later that evening I was doing some filing (归档) when I paused to reread a column from several weeks ago. I stopped when I __________ a typo(打字错误). Instead of “the”, I had written “tje”. But it was an understandable __________. After all, the letters “h” and “j” are right __________ to each other on the keyboard. Anyone could slip and hit the wrong __________. And I was sure the editors would catch the mistake and fix it __________it went into publication.

My eyes went __________ to “the”. And somewhere in the back of my mind I heard a(n) __________ scolding voice: “You’re a professional. A professional doesn’t make mistakes like that!”

I guess it’s __________ that we don’t really have a right to expect __________ in others until we’re prepared to expect it in ourselves. And not just professionally. This is __________true on the highway, in the grocery store, at the movies and most especially in the home. Unless we can offer ourselves as a perfect example, we ought to be willing to excuse others’__________.

Failures result in mental and emotional g    1    (成长). Curiosity drives us to    2    (探索), do more, solve problems and find solutions in our lives. Our thoughts and understanding of failures and successes s    3    (增强) in this growing period.

6 . “If Bill would praise me once in a while, he’d make my life much happier,” a young homemaker said to her neighbor.    1     But unless we hear words of praise from someone else, how can we know that we are valued friends or co-workers?

Anyone who wants to improve his relationships with others needs only to show a sympathetic understanding. The way to express this understanding and give others the feeling of importance and worthiness boils down to this:    2     Praise and tell him about it.

We each have a mental picture of ourselves, a self-image. When we are proud of our self-image, we feel confident and free to be ourselves. We function at our best. When we are ashamed of our self-image, we attempt to hide it rather than express it.    3    

A miracle happens to the person whose self-esteem has been raised.    4     He is kinder and more easy-going with those around him. Praise is the polish that helps keep his self-image bright and shining. What has this to do with your giving praise?A lot.    5     When you add to his self-esteem,you make him want to like you and to work with you.

As artists find joy in giving beauty to others, anyone who masters the art of praising will find that it blesses the giver as much as the receiver. As the saying goes, “Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows (赠予) them.”

As many of us already know,     1    （have）plans in place for the future is no guarantee that they will become reality. Take two famous authors for example. Although they shared the same ambitious and     2     (energy) approach to life, their careers unfolded in contrasting ways.

The American author, Ernest Hemingway, born in 1899, had his ambition     3    （write) from early boyhood. He kept writing and wrote novels and short stories     4     (base) on his personal experiences. His novel The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953.     5     contrast, the young Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Scotland in 1859, had originally worked as a doctor. Though his main ambition was to become a writer of     6     (history) novels, he was best known for his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, which     7     (entertain) readers for well over a century.

    8     both of these men were ultimately successful, their paths to success were very different their futures not necessarily     9     (turn) out exactly as they planned. So, whatever twists and turns you might encounter, take     10     leaf out of the books of these two authors and be prepared for the unexpected.

It’s never too late     1     (make) a big career move. You may currently be at a point in your career     2     you feel stuck, bored, and unmotivated. These could be signs that your current job is not a good fit for you and that your skills and passion lay elsewhere. There are many famous people who have made surprising career     3     (change). And what this shows is that people’s success often depends on     4     (find) the courage to make those major career switches. In addition, sometimes you have to do a job that is a poor match in order to figure out what career is suited to you instead.

Everyone knows that Giorgio Armani is one of the world’s top fashion designers. But he didn’t     5     (true) start his career in the world of fashion. When he was a young man, he joined the Italian army and     6     (start) working at a military hospital in Verona. Armani left the military in 1953 and made a career change. He became a(n)     7     (sell) in a clothing department. By the mid-60s he was designing his own clothes and in 1975, he set     8     his own company, Armani. By following his     9     (create) passion and talent, Armani became one of     10     most successful fashion designers in the world.

From all periods, and from every country,     1    （这些光彩耀人的图片）display themselves to us. Each only appears for a few moments while     2    (代表整个的一生), sometimes a whole age, with its conflicts and victories. Let us contemplate here and there one of the company of martyrs — the company which will receive new members until the world itself shall pass away.

We look down upon a crowded amphitheatre (圆形剧场). Out of the “Clouds” of Aristophanes, satire and humor     3    (像潮水一般喷射出来) upon the audience; on the stage Socrates, the most remarkable man in Athens, he who had been the shield and defence of the people against the thirty tyrants, held up mentally and bodily to ridicule—Socrates, who saved Alcibiades and Xenophon in the turmoil of battle, and whose genius soared far above the gods of the ancients. He himself is present,     4    (从观众席中站起来) and     5    (走到前面去)，that the     6    (哄堂大笑的) Athenians may well appreciate the likeness between himself and the caricature on the stage. There he stands before them,     7    (高高地站在他们面前). (From The Thorny Road of Honor, Anderson)

10 . Nature is full of inspiration, and as such, it can easily serve as a reflection for writers. In nature, we might find metaphors for our own human experiences that we never considered before.

For example, in literature, rivers are often regarded as symbols of life and the passage of time.     1     Of course, its meeting with the ocean represents the end of life.

Over the last century, nature writing has also become a means of support for the environment by calling attention to environmental issues and trying to inspire a greater interest in nature.     2     You can use these tips to practice nature writing:

    3     The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you always have a notebook and pen at hand to write down your ideas and observations, no matter where you are. Don’t assume that you can just write everything down when you get home.

Observe. When you’re spending time in nature, don’t worry about brainstorming the most poetic way to describe the falling leaves; you can always improve your writing later.     4     Let your thoughts flow freely onto the paper.

Make connections. Yes, nature writing means a lot of writing about nature, but that doesn’t mean your topics of discussion are limited to the sound of the wind and birds singing. If you find that certain memories or thoughts come up while you’re spending time in nature, write those down too.     5